SAP 505 UK Nationals and Pre-Worlds at the WPNSA

SAP 505 UK Nationals and Pre-Worlds at the WPNSA - Day 1

by Chris Thorne 27 Jul 2016 23:53 BST 27-28 July 2016

Early leaders Smith and Needham on day 1 of the SAP 505 UK Nationals © Christophe Favreau / www.christophefavreau.com

The UK duo, Andy Smith and Tim Needham, carried the form shown in winning Kiel Week last month into the first two races of the 505 UK national championships. With a first and a second place they top the leader board at the end of the first day.

However, there is little danger of complacency in their boat, as defending World Champion, Mike Holt, crewed by Carl Smit, from the USA scored an emphatic victory in Race 1, and were never far away in Race 2, finally ending up fourth.

The conditions were just about perfect for the 96 boats that came to the start, with the earlier gloomy conditions giving way to a bright afternoon, with a solid 12 knot breeze across the race track in Weymouth Bay giving good planning conditions off wind. Others showing strongly at this stage include class stalwarts, Ian Pinnell and Alex Davies, and returning double World Champions, Mark Upton Brown and Ian Mitchell.

The Danish team of Nikolaj Hoffmann Buhl and Henrik Buhl also showed good speed and if it had not been for a navigation error which caused them to round the wrong mark in the first race they would also have been up with the early leaders.

The UK championship is also serving as an amuse-bouche for the SAP Championship series starting on Saturday and running through until 5 August, which has over 140 entries from 14 different countries.

Some of the leading contenders for the worlds are still either to arrive or are using the UK series as an opportunity to fettle their boats, so we can expect the competition to start hotting up soon.

Defending World Champion, Miker Holt and Carl Smit on the charge on day 1 of the SAP 505 UK Nationals - photo © Christophe Favreau / www.christophefavreau.com

Results after day 1:

Pos	Nation	Sail No	BowNumber	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	Pts
1st	GBR	9088	96	Andy SMITH	Tim NEEDHAM	2	1	3
2nd	USA	9072	99	Mike HOLT	Carl SMIT	1	4	5
3rd	GBR	9174	86	Mark UPTON‑BROWN	Ian MITCHELL	4	3	7
4th	GBR	9163	98	Ian PINNELL	Alex DAVIES	3	5	8
5th	USA	9106	112	Mike MARTIN	Adam LOWRY	6	10	16
6th	GBR	9143	39	Richard LOVERING	Matt ALVARADO	7	9	16
7th	USA	9153	85	Howie HAMLIN	Andy ZINN	16	6	22
8th	CAN	8970	68	Robert TENNANT	Steve BOURDOW	11	14	25
9th	USA	9173	33	Tyler MOORE	Andrew BUTTNER	15	11	26
10th	AUS	9061	44	Kevin CAMERON	Sam HERITAGE	12	15	27
11th	GBR	9131	131	Nathan BATCHELOR	Sam PASCOE	17	12	29
12th	SUI	9096	126	Cédric BART	Laurent GROB	13	17	30
13th	AUS	9134	95	Michael QUIRK	Reeve DUNN	5	28	33
14th	AUS	8890	93	Malcolm HIGGINS	Nick JOHNSTON	18	16	34
15th	GBR	8991	70	Nicholas MEADOW	James READ	10	29	39
16th	USA	9095	125	Macy NELSON	Eric ANDERSON	25	18	43
17th	USA	8808	103	Augie DIAZ	Jeff NELSON	37	7	44
18th	SUI	9147	81	Caroline JACOT	Philippe JACOT	21	25	46
19th	GER	8975	69	Alexander HOLZAPFEL	Finn BÖGER	23	24	47
20th	DEN	9118	115	Jan SAUGMANN	Jakob KARBO	36	13	49
21st	USA	9102	128	Douglas HAGAN	Michael DUFFIELD	14	36	50
22nd	AUS	8957	64	Peter WOOLMAN	Phil SCAPENS	20	30	50
23rd	RSA	9129	97	Tina PLATTNER	David SHELTON	24	26	50
24th	RSA	9063	45	James LARGIER	Richard HUTTON‑SQUIRE	31	21	52
25th	DEN	9121	117	Jorgen BOJSEN‑MOLLER	Jacob BOJSEN‑MOLLER	50	8	58
26th	RSA	9094	124	Thomas FUNKE	Peter FUNKE	38	20	58
27th	GBR	9124	150	Terry SCUTCHER	Christian DIEBITSCH	41	22	63
28th	RSA	8905	21	Graeme WILLCOX	Paul WILLCOX	40	27	67
29th	GBR	8963	66	Martin HODGSON	Adrian MILES	35	32	67
30th	GBR	9136	134	Stewart MEARS	Richard TUCKER	29	40	69
31st	USA	8868	106	Cody KOWALSKI	Dan GINTHER	28	48	76
32nd	FRA	8847	104	Bastian LE MORVAN	Matthieu GOUGEON	45	31	76
33rd	GBR	9104	47	Harry BRIDDON	Adam KENNEY	47	37	84
34th	DEN	8828	100	Fabiola WONTERGHEM	Michael WONTERGHEM	48	39	87
35th	GER	9171	32	Stefan GIESLER	Frank BÖHM	60	33	93
36th	AUS	9110	113	Mark STOWELL	Shane ATTWELL	59	34	93
37th	GER	9043	41	Nicola BIRKNER	Angela STENGER	54	41	95
38th	SWE	8912	24	Tom HASTENPFLUG	Toni HASTENPFLUG	55	44	99
39th	GBR	9125	94	Roger DEANE	Tim WILLIAMS	49	51	100
40th	GER	9054	42	Anika KÉBREAU	Raik WOLLENBECKER	65	38	103
41st	DEN	9128	130	Nikolaj HOFFMANN BUHL	Henrik BUHL	RET	2	104
42nd	GBR	9156	87	Mike PICKERING	Mike PRIDDLE	63	43	106
43rd	AUS	9071	119	Richard HYDE	David JOHNSON	62	45	107
44th	FRA	8676	56	Valentin DECHAUFFOUR	Pierre GENDRY	51	58	109
45th	GBR	9093	48	Tudor OWEN	Tom BRUTON	8	RET	110
46th	GER	8915	26	Davina SCHLESIGER	Marvin SCHLESIGER	9	RET	111
47th	GBR	9036	71	Martin WEDGE	Scott ALLEN	78	35	113
48th	SUI	9060	43	Catherine HOURIET	Gil DONZE	67	46	113
49th	LUX	9166	37	Pierre KIEFFER	Koloman FISCHBACH	64	50	114
50th	AUS	9018	78	Brett BOWDEN	Marcus KOROBACZ	66	49	115
51st	FRA	9024	75	Kleber VALERY	Eric VALERY	76	42	118
52nd	AUS	8797	143	Martin PIKE	Brian JONES	58	60	118
53rd	GBR	9085	121	Charlie WALTERS	Dougal CRAM	DNC	19	121
54th	GER	9101	127	Timon TREICHEL	Morten ROOS	19	RET	121
55th	GER	8750	60	Peter KRUSE	Arne WITTEMER	69	52	121
56th	GER	9135	84	Stefan BÖHM	Gerald ROOS	22	RET	124
57th	CAN	8755	141	Brian TRAINOR	Evan JENNINGS	71	53	124
58th	GER	9123	118	Enno WILTS	Stefan SCHMIDT	70	54	124
59th	GER	8720	35	Lennart TASCHE	Frederik TASCHE	DNC	23	125
60th	GER	9169	30	Tim BÖGER	Markus SCHÖNER	26	DSQ	128
61st	GBR	8514	18	Ben ILIFFE	Richard NURSE	27	RET	129
62nd	GBR	8887	108	Richard WILLIAMS	Paul DAVIES	30	RET	132
63rd	FRA	9164	36	Jacques DECHAUFFOUR	Sabine DECHAUFFOUR	73	59	132
64th	USA	9005	79	Tom KIVNEY	Ben GREENFIELD	72	61	133
65th	IRL	8906	22	Matthew McNICHOLL	James McNICHOLL	32	RET	134
66th	GBR	9126	82	Stuart TURNBULL	Richard MUNDELL	33	RET	135
67th	GBR	8860	105	Bobbie JOHNSON	Jimmy KING	34	RET	136
68th	GBR	8708	58	Martin GOULT	Gordon RUSSELL	82	55	137
69th	USA	8439	17	Anne FITZPATRICK	Christian PITTACK	81	56	137
70th	GBR	8340	6	Will WADDINGTON	Tim OCTON	80	57	137
71st	GBR	8432	16	Russell WHEELER	Lee MARRIOTT	77	62	139
72nd	SWE	8926	29	Ebbe ROSEN	Olle WENRUP	39	RET	141
73rd	GBR	9165	147	Vince HOREY	Andy THOMPSON	42	DSQ	144
74th	SUI	8613	52	Ueli MARTI	René BETSCHEN	43	RET	145
75th	AUS	9028	92	Earle ALEXANDER	Matthew BOWDEN	44	RET	146
76th	SWE	8835	102	Tomas FRANZEN	Lennart ANDERSSON	79	67	146
77th	GER	8519	19	Thure GNADEBERG	Aron TELLEN	46	RET	148
78th	AUS	9105	111	Marcos VIVIAN	John MCLEAN	DNC	47	149
79th	FRA	8950	62	Eric QUEMARD	Nicolas PICQUEREY	85	65	150
80th	GBR	8055	9	Gary FOWLER	Mark FOWLER	84	66	150
81st	GBR	800	145	Martin SPENCE	Keith SUMMERSKILL	89	63	152
82nd	GBR	8243	13	Mick GREENLAND	Mark MAWHINNEY	88	64	152
83rd	AUS	8968	67	Matt HANSEN	Chris WHITE	52	RET	154
84th	GER	9146	80	Jens FINDEL	Johannes TELLEN	53	RET	155
85th	USA	8939	149	John WYLES	Gareth FLETCHER	87	69	156
86th	AUS	9167	38	Nigel LOTT	Bob FRANKS	56	RET	158
87th	USA	8831	101	Miles JOHANNESSEN	Paul VON GREY	57	RET	159
88th	USA	9083	120	Aaron ROSS	Rob WATERMAN	61	RET	163
89th	AUS	8922	27	Michael LAWRENCE	Graeme MURPHY	DNC	68	170
90th	GBR	8306	5	Michael WILSON	Phil HARDISTY	68	RET	170
91st	AUS	8637	15	Sam Ga CRONIN	Kevin WHITBREAD	74	RET	176
92nd	RSA	8675	55	Euan HURTER	Carl ZIMMERMAN	75	RET	177
93rd	BER	9176	34	Brett WRIGHT	Gary TAYLOR	83	RET	185
94th	POL	8909	23	Jan DOMA?SKI	Kacper KACZMAREK	86	RET	188
95th	SWE	7343	11	Gustav FRANZÉN	Andreas KAROLIUSSEN	90	RET	192
96th	GBR	8780	142	Martin WRIGHT	Jeff POWELL	DNC	DNC	204
96th	GER	8929	146	Kai BERTALLOT	Jan REIFFERSCHEIDT	DNC	DNC	204
96th	GER	9035	72	Ronald ROOS	Maren ROOS	DNC	DNC	204
96th	GBR	9159	89	Ben HAWKES	Simon HAWKES	DNC	RET	204
96th	POL	9132	132	Przemek ZAGORSKI	Michal OLKO	RET	DNC	204
96th	SWE	9092	123	Knut HASTENPFLUG	Jana HASTENPFLUG	DNC	DSQ	204